Access to Capital:
Financing & Corporate Partnerships for High-Growth Entrepreneurs

Wednesday, October 30th
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
UNCC Student Union

Agenda
  9:00:  Registration (Continental Breakfast) & Networking
  9:30:  Welcome – Paul Wetenhall, Ventureprise (UNC Charlotte)
  9:40:  Investing in Charlotte's Entrepreneurs – Mayor Anthony Foxx
  9:50:  Program Overview & Chamber Entrepreneurship Update ("Power Up") – Keva Walton, Charlotte Chamber
10:00:  Understanding the High-Growth Funding Cycle (from Friends & Family to Venture Capital and Private Equity)
Panel:
  • Greg Kilpatrick, Attorney and Partner, McGuireWoods (moderator)
  • Kale Gaston, District Sales Manager, Wells Fargo SBA Lending
  • Lister Delgado, Founder and General Partner, IDEA Fund Partners
  • Will Anders, Vice President, Plexus Capital
  • Mark McDowell, Partner, Acta Capital
11:05:  Break & Networking
11:20:  Attracting Capital to Charlotte and Leveraging Corporate Partnerships
Panel:
  • Terry Cox, President & CEO, Business Innovation Growth (BIG) Council (moderator)
  • Jason LaBonte, Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  • Chip Johnson, Senior Associate, Falfurrias Capital Partners
  • John Espey, Strategic Advisor, NexGrid
  • Kathy Harris, Vice President and Distinguished Analyst in Research, Gartner, Inc. (retired)
12:20: Program Feedback – Rod Garvin, Charlotte Chamber
12:30: Close

 

For questions, please contact Rod Garvin at rgarvin@charlottechamber.com